The Danish road freight transport sector - 2021

The Danish RFT sector is primarily involved in domestic transport, which accounts for almost 84% of its total activity. In terms of international transport, Danish hauliers are largely focused on bilateral activity. 

In terms of labour standards, the Danish road haulage sector boasts a collective agreement that is highly favourable to road haulage drivers. The first specific benefit is that Danish drivers on international assignments are paid 24 hours for each day of driving, regardless of the amount of time worked, as stipulated in the collective agreement. This arrangement more than covers overtime pay. 
The second specific feature of this agreement is that the gross salary includes a per-kilometre allowance for each kilometre travelled outside of Denmark. 

Denmark also stands out as one of the European countries with the lowest employer social contribution rates. On the other hand, tax rates are extremely high. Sickness, maternity, invalidity, old-age, surviving dependants' insurance and family benefits are all financed by tax rather than social security contributions. As far as paid leave is concerned, employees receive holiday pay from a paid holiday fund. 
Finally, the annual cost of a Danish driver working internationally is more than 61,205€/year, one of the highest in the European Union, slightly below the cost of a Swedish driver (66,900€/year).

According to the CNR's calculations, the cost of a Danish 40-tonne HGV operating internationally is approximately 170,000€ per year, or 1.32€ per kilometre.